【正文】 it was this moment of protectiveness that marked the change in my mood and my slowly being thrilled with being in Paris．　　During winter evenings，Paris’s streetlamps have a halo and resemble dandelions．In winter, when one leaves the Paris street and enters a caf6 or restaurant，the light and temperature change suddenly and dramatically, there is the sense of having discovered something secret．In winter, because the days are short，there is an urgency to the choices one makes．There is the sense that life is short and so let us decide on what matters．　　16. According to the passage，once in Paris one might experience all the following feelings EXCEPT　　A．regret． B．condescension． C．expectation． D．impulse．　　17．Winter is the best season to visit Paris．Which of the following does NOT support this statement?　　A．Fashionable Parisian women return to Paris．　　B．More entertainment activities are staged．　　C．There are more good restaurants to choose from．　　D．There are fewer tourists in Paris．　　18．Most people are about as happy as they set their mind to being．”This statement means that most people　　A．expect to be happy．　　B．hope to be as happy as others．　　C．would be happier if they wanted．　　D．can be happy if they want．　　19．In the eyes of the author, winter in Paris is significant because of　　A．the atmosphere of its evenings．　　B．its implications for life．　　C．the contrast it brings．　　D．the discovery one makes．　　20．At the end of the passage, the author found himself in a mood of　　A．excitement． B．thoughtfulness． C．loneliness． D．joyfulness．　　TEXT C　　If you want to know why Denmark is the world39。ll feel it as you cross the kmlong Great Belt Bridge：Denmark39。s day that it threatens to shove your car into the waves below．But wind itself is only part of the reason．In Lem，workers in factories the size of aircraft hangars build the wind turbines sold by Vestas，the Danish pany that has emerged as the industry39。s blades, which scoop the wind with each sweeping revolution．As smooth as an Olympic swimsuit and honed to aerodynamic perfection，each blade weighs in at 7,000 kg，and they’re what help make Vestas’turbines the best in the world．“The blade is where the secret is，”says Erik Therkelsen，a Vestas executive．“If we can make a turbine，it39。s dominance．In the end，it happened because Denmark had the political and public will to decide that it wanted to be a leader and to follow through．Beginning in 1 979，the government began a determined programme of subsidies and loan guarantees to build up its wind industry．Copenhagen covered 30% of investment costs，and guaranteed loans for large turbine exporters such as Vestas．It also mandated that utilities purchase wind energy at a preferential price—thus guaranteeing investors a customer base．Energy taxes were channeled into research centres，where engineers crafted designs that would eventually produce cuttingedge giants like Vestas’ 3magawatt(MW)V90 turbine．　　As a result．wind turbines now dot Denmark．The country gets more than 1 9％of its electricity from the breeze(Spain and Portugal，the next highest countries，get about 1 0％)and Danish panies control one—third of the global wind market，earning billions in exports and creating a national champion from scratch．“They were out early in driving renewables，and that gave them the chance to be a technology leader and a job—creation leader,”says Jake Schmidt，international climate policy director for the New York City—based Natural Resources Defense Council．“They have always been one or two steps ahead of others.　　The challenge now for Denmark is to help the rest of the world catch up．Beyond wind，the country( million)is a world leader in energy efficiency，getting more GDP per watt than any other member of the E．U．Carbon emissions are down ％from 1990 levels and total energy consumption has barely moved，even as Denmark39。s example couldn39。ll try to make Denmark a showroom.”says Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen．“You can reduce energy use and carbon emissions，and achieve economic growth.　　It39。s energy came from petroleum，almost all of it imported．Buffeted by the same supply shocks that hit the rest of the developed world，Denmark launched a rapid drive for energy conservation，to the point of introducing carfree Sundays and asking businesses to switch off lights during closing hours．Eventually the Mideast oil started flowing again，and the Danes themselves began enjoying the benefits of the petroleum and natural gas in their slice of the North Sea．It was enough to make them more than selfsufficient．But unlike most other countries，Denmark never forgot the lessons of l973，and kept driving for greater energy efficiency and a more diversified energy supply．The Danish parliament raised taxes on energy to encourage conservation and established subsidies and standards to support more efficient buildings．“It all started out without any regard for the climate or the environment，”says Svend Auken，the former head of Denmark’s opposition Social Democrat Party and the architect of the country39。s Schmidt．The real pain could e from failing to follow in their footsteps．　　21．Which of the following is NOT cited as a main reason for Denmark39。s example couldn’t be more timely”?　　A．Denmark39。s energysaving Success offers the world a useful model．　　D．Denmark aims to show the world that it can develop even faster．　　24．According to the passage，Denmark39。s long tradition of environmental awareness．　　B．the country39。s grave shortage of natural resources．　　D．the country39。s time to break out the newly perfected art of the considered pause．You really don39。ll offer to knock a few hundred dollars off．　　Restaurants are also caught in a fit of ardent hospitality, especially around Wall Street：Trinity Place offers $3 drinks at happy hour any day the market goes down．with the slogan “Market tanked? Get tanked!”which ensures a lively crowd for the closing bell．The 21 Club has decided that men no lon